Lipstick container



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LIPSTICK CONTAINER Filed Jan. e, 1949 a jdn/ml 2:9

Patented Apr. 4, 1950 LIPSTICK CONTAINER Louis Edward lsele, Oakville, Conn., assignor to- The Eyelet Specialty Company, Waterbury,

Conn.

Application January 8, 1949, Serial N o. 69,915

8 Claims.

This invention. relates to cosmetic holders, and particularly to those employed for containing lipstick materials and other cosmetics or preparations which are generally provided in stick form. An example of the type of holder to which the invention relates is disclosed in my co-pendingr application, Serial No. 15,071.

In many devices used for this purpose, the cosmetic material is contained in a carrier or cup which is advanced toward the forward open end of an outer tubular shell, or else is retracted into the shell, the advancing and retracting movements of the cosmetic carrier or cup being eiected by the manual rotative movement of a head or disk provided at one end of the outer tubular shell. Very often, inadvertent rotative movement of the impelling device occurs while the holder is contained in the users handbag, with the result that the cosmetic material is advanced toward the forward end of the holder and into the cap tted over the same. This often tends to dislodge the cap from the holder, causing the same to4 fall 01T the holder within the handbag, thus exposing the cosmetic material to contact with the interior of the bag or with articles contained in the bag. If the pressure of the cosmetic material within the holder is insufficient to dislodge the cap, it is often suicient to cause the end of the cosmetic material to become misshapen by pressure against the inside of the cap, so that the application of the cosmetic to the lips is inconveniently and unsatisfactorily performed.

It is therefore apparent from the foregoing, that it is desirable to provide a lipstick or other cosmetic container which shall be provided with means acting to prevent advancing or propelling action of the cosmetic-carrying cup while the holder is in a condition of non-use or while it is being carried in` a handbag, and the present invention contemplates the provision of such an arrangement. A primary object therefore, is the provision of means by which the elements of the holder which must be relatively moved or rotated to advance the cosmetic-carrying cup, will be held against` such movementy while the cover or closure capA of the. holder is. in its closed'. position. Thus, aslong. as the cover of the holder, is tted in place while the cosmetic-carrying., cup is in itsv retracted position, the advancement of the cosmetic-carrying cup toward the forward open end of ther holder will be prevented.y The invention further contemplates the provision of meansby which. the. inner tube. of ther holder which is normally rotative. within the outer shell, shall beplacement of the closure cap over the outer shell,

so that these elements will thereupon be main-- tained together as a unit and relative movement of the same prevented, thus preventing opera'- tion of the cosmetic-advancing device and preventing the consequent advancement of the cosmetic material out of the holder. With the arrangement set forth, the closure cap, while serving to render the locking means eiective to prevent operation of the cosmetic-advancing means', will nevertheless, be freely rotatable on the body of the holder, enabling the holder andl its several elements coupled together by the locking device, to be freely rotated as a unit withir'i the cover without causing advancement of the cosmetic material from within the holder.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particular description of which will hereinafter vbe set forth andmore particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed, Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a cosmetic holder made in accordance with the invention, with the closure cap in raised position; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction ofl the arrows; Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the lower or base portion of the holder, with parts broken away and. other parts in section to disclose construction; Fig. 4 is a top View of the disk on which the locking finger is formed; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of said disk;` Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the outer shell Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the lower or base portion of the holder provided with a modied form of lockingdevice, and Fig. 8' is a perspective view of the locking devicev of Fig. '7.

Referring to the embodiment of the inven-v tion disclosed in Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawing, I indicates the outer shell of the holder, the same being of tubular formation, and provided with the forward open end 2 through which the cosmetic stick 6, which may be ofr lip rougey or other cosmetic material, is advanced to expose the end of. the same for application to the lips orV face. Fixed within the outer shell l is a stationary slotted tube l5, provided with aspiral slot I6. Rotatively mounted within the tube I5 is an inner or propelling tube 3 which,y when manually rotated, will advance or retract the cup-shaped cosmetic carrier 5 in the known manner. At one end, the inner or propelling tube 34 isv provided with an attachedl disk-likehead 4 located at the rear end of the shell I and xed on the tube 3, said disk-like head constituting a nnger-piece for engagement by the fingers to rotate the propelling tube 3 inside of the stationary tube I5 and shell I. The shell I and the propeiling tube 3 are held against longitudinal displacement by detents or other means not shown in detail herein since the same, and the other elements of the structure thus far described, are known and in use in the trade. It is sufficient to state that the three tubular elements I, I5 and 3 are held concentrically, with the inner tube 3 rotative within the stationary tube I5.

The cosmetic carrier consists of a cup-shaped member 5 in which the stick of cosmetic material 6 is carried, said carrier having a radiallyextending pin, not shown, which rides in the spiral cam-slot I6 in the wall of the tube I5 and also in a slot provided in the inner or propelling tube 3. This arrangement, which is known in this art, is such that when the head or disk 4 is held between the ngers of one hand and is rotated thereby, the propelling tube 3 will be rotated inside of the shell I, and the cosmetic carrier 5 will be advanced toward the open end 2 of the shell I or else retracted or moved away from said end, according to the direction of rotation of the head or disk 4. It will thus be clear that the advancement or retraction of the cosmetic carrier 5 is dependent upon the rotation of the propelling tube 3 within the shell I.

To maintain the cosmetic-carrying means against undesirable or inadvertent advancing movement toward the open end 2 of the outer shell I, a locking device is provided, the same including a disk 20 tted in the flared end 2| of the propelling tube 3. Said disk is provided with a stamped-out lug 22 which holds it against the annular shoulder 23 on the tube 3, and with an upwardly-extending spring locking tongue 24. Said resilient tongue 24 projects upwardly through an aperture 25 in the shouldered portion 23 of the tube 3, and has a slightly inturned upper end 26.

As will be noted from Figs. 1 and 6, the outer shell I is provided with an aperture or notch I2 extending inwardly from its lower edge, this opening or notch I2 being of a shape and size to receive the tongue 24, and especially the inturned end or tip 25 thereon, when the tongue is nexed inwardly by pressure imposed upon it by the wall II of the closure cap I0, when the closure cap is tted in place upon the container. The closure cap I9 may be of conventional form used on cosmetic holders, and it includes the skirt portion II. When the closure cap is telescopically tted over the outer shell I in the known manner, the skirt II will ride over the tongue 24, which normally is located out of the notch I2, as shown in Fig. 2, and will force the free or slightly inturned end 26 of the tongue 24 inwardly, causing said end 25 to enter the notch or aperture I2, as clearly seen in Fig. 3. The notch or aperture I2 is so positioned that it will register with the tongue 24 only when the cosmetic-carrying cup 5 is in its retracted position within the holder. Thus, whenever the cup 5 is retracted and the closure cap III is placed in its closed or seated position on the holder, the cap will act to thrust the tongue 24 inwardly and will maintain the inturned or slightly hooked end thereon in engagement with the notch or aperture I2 on the outer shell I. Therefore, while the closure cap remains in position on the holder, a coupling is established between the inner or propelling tube 3 and the outer shell I, locking these two elements together and preventing any relative movement between the same.

While the closure cap remains in position on the holder, the head 4 can be rotated, inadvertently or intentionally, and when that is done, said head 4, instead of acting to rotate the propelling tube 3 within the shell I, will rotate the shell I, tube 3 and tube I5 as well as the cup 5 together, or as a unit, within the closure cap I0, and since there will be no relative movement between the tube 3 and theshell I, the cosmetic carrying cup 5 will be held against movement relatively to the tube 3 and the cup will there fore not be advanced, but will simply rotate in company with the shell I and tubes 3 and I5 Within the cap IU. In other Words, when the closure cap is in position a lock is established between the shell I, tubes 3 and I5 and the carrier 5, which enables these parts to be rotated within the closure cap, but only as a unit and with no relative movement with respect to one another so that the cosmetic carrier would not be advanced.

The tongue 24 is so arranged and disposed that the closure cap III may be readily slid over it when the closure cap is placed on the holder, and the springy and resilient nature of the tongue 24 is such that the same acts as a friction member tending to hold the cap I0 against inadvertent axial displacement from the holder. At the same time, the arrangement of the tongue is such that it does not prevent rotative movement of the shell I behind it when it is not engaged with the notch I2. When engagement between the notch I2 and the tongue 24 is established as heretofore described by the fitment of the closure cap III on the holder, tubes 3 and I Will be coupled together and movement of the cup 5 will be prevented.

As soon as the closure cap is removed, the tongue 24 will spring out of the notch I2 to the position of Fig. 2, thus bringing its hooked or inturned end 26 out of the aperture or notch I2 and releasing the coupling between the propelling tube 3 and the outer shell I so that the tube 3 can then be rotated within the shell I and the cosmetic-carrying .Cup 5 will then be advanced or retracted in the known manner. When the closure cap is replaced after the cosmetic has been applied and the cup 5 retracted into the holder, the lock between tubes 3 and I will be at once established by the entry of the tongue 24 into the notch I2 in the manner described.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the locking member consists of a strip 28 provided at one end with an upturned lug 29 which rests against the annular shoulder 23 of the ilared portion 2I of the tube 3. The opposite end 33 of the strip 28 is upturned and is offset as indicated at 3I, and is formed with the locking tongue 32 substantially the same as the tongue 24. This device operates similarly to that shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

Having herein described two embodiments of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a cosmetic container, a cover member, a holder including a plurality of concentric tubes, the inner tube thereof being rotative within the outer tube, a cosmetic carrier located within the inner tube and coupled thereto by means which causes the carrier to be moved axially of the tubes when the inner tube is rotated within the outer tube, a locking member including a part fitted within the base of the inner tube and having a tongue protruding through an opening in said inner tube and disposed on the outside of the outer tube, the outer tube being provided with an aperture for locking engagement with the tongue when the cover member is tted over the tongue and over the outer tube.

2. In a cosmetic container as provided for in claim 1, wherein the inner tube is provided with a ared lower end, having an annular shoulder, the locking member being a disk fitted within said ilared lower end and maintained against said shoulder, the locking tongue on said disk being formed integrally with the disk and rising from an edge thereof.

3. In a cosmetic container as provided for in claim 1, wherein the inner tube is provided with a flared lower end and said ared portion is formed with `an annular shoulder, the locking member being a disk tted within said flared lower end and maintained against said shoulder, the locking tongue on said disk rising from the edge thereof, a projection extending downwardly from the disk, and a cap tted over the ared end against which the projection bears to maintain the disk against said shoulder.

4. In a cosmetic container, a cover member, a holder including at least two concentric tubes, the inner tube thereof being rotative within the outer tube, a cosmetic cup located within the inner tube and movable axially of the same by rotative movement of the inner tube within the outer tube, the inner tube having a flared lower end, said ared end forming an annular shoulder, said shoulder having an aperture, a disk fitted in the ared end and held against the shoulder, a tongue extending through the aperture in the shoulder and disposed on the outside of the outer tube, the outer tube being provided with an opening for locking engagement with the tongue when the cover member is fitted over the tongue and over the outer tube.

5. In a cosmetic container, a cover member, a holder including at least two concentric tubes, the inner tube thereof being rotative Within the outer tube, a cosmetic cup located within the inner tube and movable axially of the same by rotative movement of the inner tube within the outer tube, the inner tube having a flared lower end, said flared end forming an annular shoulder, said shoulder having an aperture, a disk tted in the ared end and maintained against the shoulder, a tongue formed on said disk and extending upwardly through the aperture in the shoulder and disposed on the outside of the outer tube, a cap tted over the flared end of the inner tube, the disk being provided wth a lug resting against the inner surface of said cap to thereby maintain the disk against the shoulder and to also maintain the tongue through the aperture therein, the outer tube having a notch in its lower end for locking engagement with the tongue when the cover member is tted over the tongue and over the outer tube.

6. In a cosmetic holder, a plurality of concentric tubes, a cosmetic holder within the innermost tube and axially movable therein by rotative movement of the inner tube within the outer tube, the outer tube having an opening formed in it, the inner tube having a flared end formed with an aperture, a cap on said flared end, a iiat member disposed across said flared end and formed with a spring tongue extending through the aperture and disposed on the outside of the outer tube, a cover member for tment over the outer tube and adapted to compress the spring tongue and force it into the opening in the outer tube when said cover member is tted over the outer tube, said at member having a portion disposed against the cap to maintain said member and the tongue thereon in operative position.

7. In a cosmetic holder as provided for in claim 6, wherein the iiat member is in the form of a disk and the portion thereof which is disposed against the cap is in the form of a lug projecting from said disk.

8. In a cosmetic holder as provided for in claim 6, wherein the flat member is in the form of a strip extending across the flared end of the inner tube and said strip has the tongue formed at one end and an upturned lug at the other end and the portion of the strip which rests against the inside of the cap is that part of the strip which is located between the lug and the tongue.

LOUIS EDWARD ISELE.

No references cited. 

